Investment banking

Investment banking

Of or relating to the business of underwriting, or acting as the client's agent, in the issuance of securities in order to assist an individual, commercial enterprise, corporation or government instution ro raise capital.

Industry: Banking

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savings bond

Banking; Investment banking

Government-issued bond common in the USA. There is no secondary market for savings bonds, but they do offer tax benefits.

timing

Banking; Investment banking

Selecting the correct point in time to buy or sell securities.

bill guarantee

Banking; Investment banking

Also referred to as aval. Undertaking of joint and several liability by the endorser (by signing the bill) to settle a bill of exchange in the event of the failure of the actual drawee of the bill to ...

net asset value

Banking; Investment banking

(1) Value of an investment fund unit corresponding to the market value of the fund on a set reference date, minus liabilities and divided by the number of units outstanding. (2) Business management: ...

banking supervision

Banking; Investment banking

Four bodies supervise banking activities in Switzerland: the Federal Banking Commission (highest supervisory authority), the statutory auditors (as prescribed by Swiss banking legislation), the ...

cheque card

Banking; Investment banking

Also: check card (US). Card issued by a bank for accountholders who are members of a cheque system. The bank promises to cash cheques up to a certain amount provided that the signature and account ...

single share class

Banking; Investment banking

Situation where the share capital of a company has only one class of share. The term relates to the earlier practice of dividing shares into (preferred) registered and bearer shares. By simplifying ...